Major suicide car bomb attack in Kabul

A loud explosion has rocked the Afghan capital after a suicide bomber detonated explosives after failing to ram his vehicle into a NATO military installation.

Reuters news agency reported that the suicide bomber rammed his car into a convoy of foreign troops on the road from Kabul`s main airport to the NATO building.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, although Taliban fighters have launched a wave of attacks around the country since the drawdown of most foreign troops last year to a small training force.